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The Price Of Separation In A Dysfunctional Family
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Childhood Trauma
Mittens
I recently joined an ACA group that uses writing topics for expression and processing. What a wonderous thing! The host announced the topic of the day: Childhood Pets. The following is one story that bubbled up unexpectedly from the depths. My cat Mittens was very...
The Silent Voices
Sitting proudly on the seat of my first bicycle, a “refurbished junkyard special,” I yelled back excitedly to the silhouette standing in the driveway. “Look, Daddy, watch me, I can ride my two-wheeler all by myself!” As I rode off feeling confident, with a...
The Disconnection
We are in the self check-out line, he was waiting for me to finish, his little girl- maybe 5? -by his side.She says "Daddy can we get this popcorn?" He is staring vacantly into space, looking angry- it seems well worn, the angry look, as if he puts it on every...
Measure Of Loss
Step Five: We admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our childhood abandonment. They say the difference between what you got and what you could have received is the measure of loss. Here’s what could have been: My...